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US11598663B2
US11598663B2 US17/189,287 US202117189287A US11598663B2 US 11598663 B2 US11598663 B2 US 11598663B2 US 202117189287 A US202117189287 A US 202117189287A US 11598663 B2 US11598663 B2 US 11598663B2
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    • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
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    • B06B1/0644—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using a single piezoelectric element
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
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    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/66—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
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  • the present invention relates to a transducer for non-invasive measurement, and to a non-invasive measurement method.
  • Ultrasonic waves generated by a transducer attached to a wall of a vessel have been used for the non-invasive measurement of parameters, such as level, speed of sound, mixing state etc., of a liquid contained within the vessel.
  • the term “vessel” is used here and throughout this document in a broad sense, not being limited to a closed container, but also including containers that are at least partly open, and also including tubes or plumbing or pipelines that are configured to contain or guide any kind of media, such as liquids, liquified solids or gases of all kinds.
  • transducer is used here and throughout this document to comprise both sender and receiver.
  • the radiation field launched into the liquid may not be as desired, leading to non-optimum measurements.
  • the present invention provides a transducer for non-invasive measurement, comprising: a shear-type piezoelectric element; and a host material, wherein the shear-type piezoelectric element is mounted to a first face of the host material, wherein a second face of the host material is configured to be mounted to a wall of a vessel configured to hold a liquid, wherein when the second face of the host material is mounted to the wall of the vessel, the transducer when activated at an activation frequency is configured to launch a Lamb wave into the wall of the vessel, and wherein the transducer is configured such that a phase velocity of the Lamb wave in the wall of the vessel is greater than a speed of sound in the liquid held by the vessel.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a transducer for non-invasive measurement
  • FIG. 2 shows a non-invasive measurement method
  • FIG. 3 shows a transducer with a plate-type piezoelectric element exciting disturbed leaky Lamb waves in a liquid
  • FIG. 4 shows an example of the transducer of FIG. 1 , having a shear-type piezoelectric element exciting undisturbed leaky Lamb waves in a liquid;
  • FIG. 5 shows the phase velocity of two Lamb wave modes (symmetric and asymmetric) as a function of frequency.
  • the present invention provides an improved transducer for non-invasive measurement and an improved non-invasive measurement method.
  • a transducer for non-invasive measurement comprising:
  • the shear-type piezoelectric element is mounted to a first face of the host material.
  • a second face of the host material is configured to be mounted to a wall of a vessel.
  • the term “mounted to” is used here and throughout this document in a broad sense, comprising direct mounting, but also using some intermediate layer, for example that a silicon mat is used between host material and wall.
  • the vessel is configured to hold a liquid.
  • the transducer when operated as sender and activated at an activation frequency is configured to launch a Lamb wave into the wall of the vessel.
  • the transducer is configured such that a phase velocity of the Lamb wave in the wall of the vessel is greater than the speed of sound in the liquid held by the vessel.
  • the transducer can be configured to have a required phase velocity of Lamb wave, and a required radiation direction of the leaky Lamb wave in the liquid, because this depends on the ratio of the phase velocity to the speed of sound in the liquid.
  • precise radiation direction is provided thereby enabling for accurate distance and speed of sound measurements in the liquid.
  • transducer can also be an element working as receiver.
  • an optimized transducer is also an optimal filter for incoming waves from a specific direction, such as plane waves.
  • the host material is polyamide.
  • a shear-type piezoelectric element a non-standard piezoelectric—with an appropriate host material and an optimized transducer geometry a frequency steerable, well-defined, directional ultrasonic beam with an isolated cone can be generated in a liquid, which is beneficial for non-invasive measurement applications.
  • the sound field can consist of—almost—plane waves propagating in a single direction.
  • the piezoelectric element is a single ceramic shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • a shear-type piezoelectric element has the advantage that the aspect ratio does not need particular attention.
  • a plate-type piezo which generates longitudinal and transversal waves and where thus the aspect ratio needs to be carefully controlled. This is not so in case of a shear-type piezo.
  • the transducer is configured such that the phase velocity of the Lamb wave in the wall of the vessel is greater than the speed of sound in the shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • the activation frequency is selected on the basis of a thickness of the wall of the vessel.
  • a face of the piezoelectric element is attached to the first face of the host material.
  • a dimension of the face of the shear-type piezoelectric element is significantly greater than a thickness of the shear-type piezoelectric element perpendicular to the face of the shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • the thickness of the shear-type piezoelectric element is based at least in part on the activation frequency.
  • the dimension of the shear-type piezoelectric element is based at least in part on the activation frequency.
  • the transducer when activated is configured to launch a leaky Lamb wave into the liquid held by the vessel.
  • a direction of propagation of the leaky Lamb wave is based at least in part on the thickness of the shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • the transducer when activated is configured to launch a leaky Lamb wave into the liquid held by the vessel.
  • a direction of propagation of the leaky Lamb wave is based at least in part on the dimension of the face of the shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • the first face of the host material is angled to the second face of the host material.
  • the shape of the host material can be optimised to provide for increased efficiency of launching of leaky Lamb waves into the liquid.
  • a non-invasive measurement method comprising:
  • FIG. 1 shows an example of a transducer 10 for non-invasive measurement.
  • the transducer 10 comprises a shear-type piezoelectric element 20 , and a host material 30 .
  • the shear-type piezoelectric element is mounted to a first face 40 of the host material.
  • a second face 50 of the host material is configured to be mounted to a wall of a vessel 60 .
  • the vessel is configured to hold a liquid 70 .
  • the transducer when activated at an activation frequency is configured to launch a Lamb wave into the wall of the vessel.
  • the transducer is configured such that a phase velocity of the Lamb wave in the wall of the vessel is greater than the speed of sound in the liquid held by the vessel.
  • the host material is polyamide.
  • the piezoelectric element is a single ceramic shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • the transducer is configured such that the phase velocity of the Lamb wave in the wall of the vessel is greater than the speed of sound in the shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • the activation frequency is selected on the basis of a thickness 80 of the wall of the vessel.
  • a face 90 of the piezoelectric element is attached to the first face of the host material.
  • a dimension 100 of the face of the shear-type piezoelectric element is significantly greater than a thickness 110 of the shear-type piezoelectric element perpendicular to the face of the shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • the thickness of the shear-type piezoelectric element is based at least in part on the activation frequency.
  • the dimension of the shear-type piezoelectric element is based at least in part on the activation frequency.
  • the transducer when activated is configured to launch a leaky Lamb wave into the liquid held by the vessel.
  • a direction of propagation of the leaky Lamb wave is based at least in part on the thickness of the shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • the transducer when activated is configured to launch a leaky Lamb wave into the liquid held by the vessel.
  • a direction of propagation of the leaky Lamb wave is based at least in part on the dimension of the face of the shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • the first face of the host material is angled to the second face of the host material.
  • FIG. 2 shows a non-invasive measurement method 200 in its basic steps.
  • the method 200 comprises:
  • a mounting step 210 also referred to as step a), mounting a transducer to a vessel containing liquid, wherein the transducer comprises a shear-type piezoelectric element and a host material, wherein the shear-type piezoelectric element is mounted to a first face of a host material, and a second face of the host material is mounted to a wall of the vessel; and
  • step 220 activating the transducer at an activation frequency to launch a Lamb wave into the wall of the vessel; and wherein a phase velocity of the Lamb wave in the wall of the vessel is greater than the speed of sound in the liquid held by the vessel.
  • the host material is polyamide.
  • the piezoelectric element is a single ceramic shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • step b) the phase velocity of the Lamb wave in the wall of the vessel is greater than the speed of sound in the shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • step b) comprises selecting the activation frequency on the basis of a thickness of the wall of the vessel.
  • a face of the piezoelectric element is attached to the first face of the host material.
  • a dimension of the face of the shear-type piezoelectric element is significantly greater than a thickness of the shear-type piezoelectric element perpendicular to the face of the shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • the thickness of the shear-type piezoelectric element is based at least in part on the activation frequency.
  • the dimension of the shear-type piezoelectric element is based at least in part on the activation frequency.
  • step b) comprises launching a leaky Lamb wave into the liquid held by the vessel.
  • a direction of propagation of the leaky Lamb wave is based at least in part on the thickness of the shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • the direction of propagation of the leaky Lamb wave is based at least in part on the dimension of the face of the shear-type piezoelectric element.
  • the first face of the host material is angled to the second face of the host material.
  • the transducer for non-invasive measurement and non-invasive measurement method are now described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 - 5 .
  • FIG. 3 shows a transducer used for non-invasive measurement.
  • a plate-type piezoelectric element is mounted, or attached, to a host or base material.
  • the host material is mounted, or attached, to steel wall of a vessel containing a liquid.
  • the plate-type piezoelectric element excites longitudinal (and to a smaller degree) transverse waves in the transducer material.
  • the transverse modes have a special wave pattern; in the simplest case, two shear waves with opposite sign are emitted from the upper and lower half of the piezoelectric element.
  • a complicated excitation pattern for Lamb waves in the vessel wall results.
  • the leaky Lamb waves launched into the liquid has an undesired radiation field, with sound emitted in separate cones and in different directions.
  • FIG. 4 shows the present solution, that addresses these issues.
  • a shear-type piezoelectric element is mounted to a host material, which is itself mounted to the wall of a vessel containing a liquid.
  • a shear-type piezoelectric actuator or element is mounted on a base (host) material to form an ultrasound transducer.
  • the transducer is connected to a fluid-loaded plate (the vessel wall) in which asymmetric Lamb waves are excited. These waves emit energy in the form of pressure waves—leaky Lamb waves—into the liquid at a certain angle with respect to the plate normal.
  • Directionality and steerability is provided, with beam control for a beam that has a single cone. This improves measurements for the non-invasive measurements of liquids, such as level, flow etc.
  • the host material is polyamide, which has been selected due to its acoustic material properties. This ensures that the propagation speed of transverse pressure waves (shear waves) can be matched to the phase velocity of appropriate Lamb waves in the steel container wall. “Matching means that the projection of the wavelength of the incoming beam—in the transducer material—onto the wall matches the wavelength in the wall—of the Lamb wave. Control of the phase velocity of the lamb wave is enabled by frequency control of the excitation signal, as shown in FIG. 5 . The operating frequency range is determined by the thickness of the plate (wall of the container), which in turn defines a selection of piezoelectric actuator with respect to dimension, type of material.
  • the decoupling of transverse and longitudinal waves can be achieved by a) selective excitation of vibration modes or b) an appropriate choice of piezoelectric dimensions, where mode separation is achieved by using a single ceramic shear-type piezoelectric element of high aspect ratio.
  • the appropriate selection of the piezoelectric thickness and aspect ratio enables direction control without introducing significant mode coupling between transversal and longitudinal vibrations.
  • the shear-type piezoelectric element emits unidirectional transversely oriented pressure waves into the host material. As a result, a unidirectional displacement of the piezoelectric element contact surface parallel to the interface with the host material is achieved and a shear wave therein is launched.
  • the so-excited shear wave shows phase fronts with unidirectional displacement direction.
  • This unidirectional displacement across the phase fronts enhances the effect of excitation of a single “phase matched” Lamb wave, propagating in one direction along the container wall resulting in an undisturbed leaky Lamb wave radiation pattern in the liquid.
  • the piezoelectric element is mounted on a wedged host material, with a wedge angle optimised to provide efficiency of exciting leaky Lamb waves in the liquid and providing for maximum power transmission into liquid—see DE10221771A1.
  • Transducer 30 may be made out of multiple materials and not a single solid block, for example a silicon mat attached.
  • some embodiments are described with reference to method type claims whereas other embodiments are described with reference to the device type claims.
  • a person skilled in the art will gather from the above and the following description that, unless otherwise notified, in addition to any combination of features belonging to one type of subject matter also any combination between features relating to different subject matters is considered to be disclosed with this application. However, all features can be combined providing synergetic effects that are more than the simple summation of the features.
  • the recitation of “at least one of A, B and C” should be interpreted as one or more of a group of elements consisting of A, B and C, and should not be interpreted as requiring at least one of each of the listed elements A, B and C, regardless of whether A, B and C are related as categories or otherwise.
  • the recitation of “A, B and/or C” or “at least one of A, B or C” should be interpreted as including any singular entity from the listed elements, e.g., A, any subset from the listed elements, e.g., A and B, or the entire list of elements A, B and C.

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